Arrived in Adelaide and greeted by my brother and 3-year-old niece. This, after 30 hours of being on the travelling road. I am exhausted. I walk hand in hand with my niece who tells me that she went to my house yesterday and they pushed a button and water came out everywhere and it went everywhere and [...]
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Gone
Posted in Adelaide on May 30, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Not Cricket
Posted in Adelaide, tagged crickets, plague on March 16, 2011 | 12 Comments »
There has been a cricket plague over the last few nights. It’s been incredibly annoying. Fortunately I do not have a bug phobia as I would be a cot case by now. This is the light where I get out of my car at work. It’s a picture taken by an iPhone so it’s not [...]
The No 1 Septuagenarian Detective Agency
Posted in Adelaide, tagged Drug Deals, Midsomer Murders, Rosemary and Thyme on March 15, 2011 | 6 Comments »
To the consternation of my parents and their neighbours, their cul-de-sac street is the hive of drug activity. Late at night cars will pull up and park in front of my parents house and drug deals will take place. Fabulously, these drug dealers will not be the least intimidated by my leaving the house and [...]
A Blur Of Hendricks, A Whisper of Twink
Posted in Adelaide, tagged Farmer Wants A Wife, Future Wife No1, Hendricks Martinis, KB, MsDunn, Royle Family, Twinkies on March 12, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Finally caught up with KB; friend, blog commenter, vegetarian on Wednesday night (as has been promised in forever if you read the comments on this silly thing and, if you don’t, you’re missing out.) FutureWife No 1 and Ms Dunn were both present. A jolly good time was had by all. I was extraordinarily tired and [...]
Ohhhh What A World, What A World…
Posted in Adelaide, tagged Adelaide heat wave, Power Failures, Summer, Welcome to Nigel's Life on February 2, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Well that was lovely. Last night was super-duper special. Whenever I mention “something is just so” or “I am enjoying this because” I jinx myself and it all goes pear-shaped. Thus it was I said this summer had been quite mild which indeed it had, all things considered. We haven’t had last year’s unending weeks of weather over [...]
The Word Around Town – Pancake Kitchen Edition
Posted in Adelaide, tagged The Word Around Town on December 20, 2010 | 4 Comments »
If you read here, you will get the back story of this current scenario. If not, know that I am at breakfast at the Pancake Kitchen and am seated next to the most unlikely couple ever. She is, I am guessing, 65 and has bright red, dyed hair. Think a ginger Susan Boyle in ten [...]
Back – For Good Is Another Question
Posted in Adelaide on December 8, 2010 | 4 Comments »
So after all that travelling and 29 hours of non stop planes and airports I arrived in Adelaide to be greeted by my gorgeous extremely-excited-to-see-me niece and the family. This is adorable. She gives me a clay(?) ornament (that has been baked) to hang on the Christmas tree. It is a jigsaw puzzle after weeks [...]
Smile Because He Has Lived
Posted in Adelaide on October 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I attended a funeral today. Normally I wouldn’t post such private events of others on here however the event was significantly different that I wanted to mention some details. Firstly, the funeral was held in the Adelaide Crows Football Club Rooms. This is apt as Australian Rules Football (of which the Crows are a team) [...]
Tales from my Belt Part 2
Posted in Adelaide, tagged Diet on October 18, 2010 | 3 Comments »
South Australia had introduced a no plastic bag policy in shopping centres in 2009. When you now buy groceries you either remember to bring your cloth bag (which you keep for grocery emergencies in the back of your car and forget whenever you enter a shopping centre} or you can buy a new cloth bag [...]
… and Everything In Its Place
Posted in Adelaide, tagged Computers, Robin on October 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »
My brother and I, God love him, are very alike and very different in many ways. One of the ways in which we do differ is our response to anal retentiveness orderliness. I am fastidious for the most part. Everything has its place, anything could have a filing system if you tried really hard enough and if something [...]
